Marko Jantunen
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Marko Jantunen (born February 14, 1971, Lahti, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft as their 11th round pick, 239th overall.
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[edit] Playing career
Jantunen began his career in Kiekko-Reipas (later Hockey-Reipas) in 1988, and played there for four seasons. For the 1992-93 season he transferred to KalPa, and in 1993-94 he played for TPS, where he won his first SM-liiga medal, a silver one. He won the Aarne Honkavaara trophy for most regular season goals in the league that season; Jantunen played on TPS's first line with future NHL trophy winners Jere Lehtinen and Saku Koivu.
His career in the Swedish Elitserien started in 1994, when he began his first season with Frölunda HC. Jantunen stayed with Frölunda for five seasons, broken by a short visit to the NHL (see below). In 1999 he transferred to Färjestads BK, where he played for four seasons, until 2003.
He won a silver medal in 1995-96 with Frölunda, and two silver medals and the Elitserien championship in 2001-2002 with Färjestad. Jantunen played a total of 374 games in Sweden and scored 123 goals and 137 assists.
Marko Jantunen transferred to Jokerit for the 2003-04 season, where he was named assistant captain and led the club in scoring with 19 goals during the regular season. He was second in overall points in the team, after Glen Metropolit, with 21 assists, making 40 points in total. This total earned him sixteenth place on the league points leader table.
In the 2004-05 season Jantunen won the silver medal with Jokerit. He scored 16 goals during the regular season, sharing the Jokerit top goal scorer title with Glen Metropolit and Toni Dahlman. He was second in overall points in the team with 24 assists, again after Glen Metropolit. He scored two short-handed goals in the playoffs.
In August 2005, Jantunen broke his foot and was out of action until November, when he returned to the team and was made captain. In December, however, he was stripped of his captaincy, and in January 2006 Jantunen was released from his contract for disciplinary reasons. He subsequently signed with Timrå IK in the Swedish Elitserien for the rest of the season.
After Timrå IK season 05-06, Jantunen Signed contract to his home club, Lahti Pelicans. Jantunen make a waited comeback to his homecity 2006. Jantunen signed contract with pelicans worth of 2years.
[edit] NHL career
Jantunen played three games for the Calgary Flames in 1996-97, scoring no points. He also played 23 games for the Saint John Flames in the AHL, scoring 8 goals and 16 assists.
[edit] International play
Jantunen has represented Finland at the under-20's World Championships in 1991, as well as in the 1997 IIHF world championships. During his time in TPS, he played in the European Championships and won the gold medal in 1994; he also won a bronze medal in the EHL for Frölunda in 1997.
[edit] Awards
- Aarne Honkavaara trophy for most goals scored during regular season play - 1994
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990-91 | Kiekko-Reipas | SM-liiga | 39 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1991-92 | Kiekko-reipas | SM-liiga | 42 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992-93 | Kalpa | SM-liiga | 48 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 63 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | TPS | SM-liiga | 48 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 1994-95 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 22 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 40 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 66 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 10 | ||
| 1996-97 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 23 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1997-98 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 43 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 61 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Västra Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 47 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1999-00 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 50 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 48 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 60 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 40 | ||
| 2001-02 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 50 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2002-03 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 50 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2003-04 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 51 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2004-05 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 56 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2005-06 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Timrå IK | Elitserien | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
[edit] References
- Pelicans official website
- Hockeydb.com
- SM-liiga official website
- Marko Jantunen on nhlfinns.com
| Preceded by Tomas Kapusta |
Winner of the Aarne Honkavaara trophy 1993-94 |
Succeeded by Kai Nurminen |
| Preceded by Petri Varis |
Jokerit captains November 2005 - December 2005 |
Succeeded by Petri Varis |
